3 Cool Magic Tricks That Anyone Can Learn
Magic tricks have been a staple of childhood performances for years and years.You'd be hard pressed to find a kid that isn't amazed to see a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or a quarter out of their ear. There are a few cool magic tricks that anyone can learn, even if you have no experience doing magic.
Unpoppable Balloon: Here's the presentation- the magician pulls out an inflated balloon, pushes a long needle through the sides, pulls it out, and the balloon remains whole. The first thing you'll need for this trick is the inflated balloon, a long needle and some transparent tape. Apply the tape evenly to one spot (or two if you feel adventurous), making sure there are no air pockets under the pieces of tape. Talk to your audience for a while (your script may vary), and then insert the needle at the point that there is tape on the balloon. Pull the needle out, and use it to pop the balloon just to show the audience that it is a sharp needle, and a real balloon.
Make a Coin Disappear: The way it works is you place a coin flat on a table in front of you. Using your index finger, slide the coin towards you. Once it gets to the edge of the table, pretend that you are picking it up, but in reality, you are going to drop the coin into your lap. Make sure you don't drop it on the floor by mistake, or your audience will know the secret right away. Practice this one first in front of a mirror, and work on a story to tell the audience while you perform this sleight of hand. Since it's such a simple trick, you'll want to distract your audience's attention away from the edge of the table.
Feeling on Edge: If you try really hard and have a very stable, perfectly flat surface, you can stand a nickel on its edge. That's no trick, but standing any coin on edge on the palm of your hand is quite the accomplishment. Take a coin from an audience member and explain how you are going to use mental power to stand it up on edge on your fingertips. Hide a florist's straight pin in your hand, and place the coin flat on your fingertips. With your hand, raise the coin and the pin up at the same time, and when both are vertical, support the pin between your fingers, also supporting the coin. This one is trickier than the other two, but it can be done with a little bit of practice.
With any cool magic tricks that you learn, plenty of practice in front of a mirror will ensure believability. You should also work on your audience play - that is to say, how well you distract your audience with the things you say or motions you make, that will keep them from seeing exactly what you are doing to fool them into thinking you have mystical powers.
Unpoppable Balloon: Here's the presentation- the magician pulls out an inflated balloon, pushes a long needle through the sides, pulls it out, and the balloon remains whole. The first thing you'll need for this trick is the inflated balloon, a long needle and some transparent tape. Apply the tape evenly to one spot (or two if you feel adventurous), making sure there are no air pockets under the pieces of tape. Talk to your audience for a while (your script may vary), and then insert the needle at the point that there is tape on the balloon. Pull the needle out, and use it to pop the balloon just to show the audience that it is a sharp needle, and a real balloon.
Make a Coin Disappear: The way it works is you place a coin flat on a table in front of you. Using your index finger, slide the coin towards you. Once it gets to the edge of the table, pretend that you are picking it up, but in reality, you are going to drop the coin into your lap. Make sure you don't drop it on the floor by mistake, or your audience will know the secret right away. Practice this one first in front of a mirror, and work on a story to tell the audience while you perform this sleight of hand. Since it's such a simple trick, you'll want to distract your audience's attention away from the edge of the table.
Feeling on Edge: If you try really hard and have a very stable, perfectly flat surface, you can stand a nickel on its edge. That's no trick, but standing any coin on edge on the palm of your hand is quite the accomplishment. Take a coin from an audience member and explain how you are going to use mental power to stand it up on edge on your fingertips. Hide a florist's straight pin in your hand, and place the coin flat on your fingertips. With your hand, raise the coin and the pin up at the same time, and when both are vertical, support the pin between your fingers, also supporting the coin. This one is trickier than the other two, but it can be done with a little bit of practice.
With any cool magic tricks that you learn, plenty of practice in front of a mirror will ensure believability. You should also work on your audience play - that is to say, how well you distract your audience with the things you say or motions you make, that will keep them from seeing exactly what you are doing to fool them into thinking you have mystical powers.